Whitefish Lake 6 is a reserve in Ontario, Canada. It is inhabited by the Ojibwa Atikameksheng Anishnawbek First Nation.
Whitefish Lake 6 | |
|---|---|
| Whitefish Lake Indian Reserve No. 6 | |
 Whitefish Lake community centre | |
  Whitefish Lake 6 | |
| Coordinates: 46°18′N 81°16′W / 46.300°N 81.267°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| District | Sudbury |
| First Nation | Atikameksheng Anishnawbek |
| Area | |
| • Land | 172.68 km2 (66.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[1] | |
| • Total | 386 |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Website | www.atikameksheng anishnawbek.ca |
It is immediately south of the community of Naughton in Greater Sudbury, and is considered part of Greater Sudbury's Census Metropolitan Area. In the Canada 2011 Census, the community of Whitefish Lake had a population of 394 living on the reserve.[2] It is bordered by both Greater Sudbury and the Unorganized North Sudbury District.
In 2010, the community was selected as the host community for Building Homes and Building Skills, a project by television personality Mike Holmes to train First Nations people in construction and building trades.[3]
Notable members
edit- Loma Lyns, singer and songwriter
References
edit- ^ a b "Whitefish Lake 6 census profile". 2016 Census of Population. Statistics Canada. 8 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
- ^ Statistics Canada. 2012. Whitefish Lake 6, Ontario (Code 3552051) and Ontario (Code 35) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released February 8, 2012.
- ^ "Whitefish Lake First Nation scores Mike Holmes project". Northern Life, December 23, 2010.
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